Join us on 11/7 for a presentation by Kara Karmienski, a local professional wedding photographer from Washington, IL. She has a teaching degree from University of Illinois and offers classes in photography from kids level up to professional. She has photographed over 250 weddings in the past seven years.

Kara is going to talk to our group about lens choice in her shots, her class offerings and talk to us about her experience as a professional photographer in general.

This Fall photo shoot will provide you with an opportunity to photograph a variety of still life set-ups. We’ll provide the set ups and a variety of props. You can bring your own items to photograph if you choose. People will be available to answer your questions about using the set-ups but no formal instruction will be offered. The workshop is open to Peoria Camera Club and KodaRoamers Club members only. The workshop is free but to help cover room rental and refreshment expenses we are asking for a maximum donation of $10 per person. Recommend equipment is a camera with memory cards or film, camera instruction manual, normal to short telephoto lens, possibly a macro lens, tripod, and shutter cable release. You also may want to use your own flash for a setup. Refreshments will be provided in the morning and many restaurants are nearby for lunch. We’ll be setting up on Friday starting at 12 pm, so feel free to stop by and help. If you have any questions contact Carl Close at
(309) 274-5103 or e-mail carlwclose@mchsi.com

The workshop is from 9 am to 4 pm – First United Methodist Church- 116 NE Perry Ave, (Corner of Main and Perry) Peoria. Room 215. Use the church entrance facing Perry. Parking is in the lot on Perry across the street from the church. Park in the area designated as church parking.

Come out tonight for a presentation by Craig Stocks in the first half. Jim Burnham will do a short presentation on the Black Hills Photo Shootout in the second half.

Craig Stocks is a local landscape, portrait and fine art photographer. He offers workshops on night sky photography and other topics. From his website:

After working in the newspaper and studio businesses for several years, I chose to leave professional photography in 1977 to pursue a career as a mechanical engineer. Over the years, I retained my interest in photography, and the advent of digital processing rekindled my passion. I was able to retire at the beginning of 2009 and began an encore career in photography with an emphasis on fine art large scale landscape and abstract figure photography.

I’m also active in the local Central Illinois arts community. I am an active volunteer member of the ArtsPartners of Central Illinois marketing committee and I am currently helping organize the Central Illinois Artist Organization 1st annual CIAO Art Experience and Exhibition as part of the 2014 Ignite Peoria arts celebration (www.ignitepeoria.com). I also publish the Playing Peoria website where I feature photos and stories about local artists and entertainers.

Peoria Camera Club and Peoria Public Library will host a Photographic Print Exhibition on November 3 – 28, 2017. “Peoria Camera Club’s Best” exhibition is an opportunity for individual PCC members to display some of your best photographic work, and promote the amazing talent we have in our club.

As of 9/27, the number of Entries so far are light, so you can enter up to 5 framed images instead of 3.

These are the key dates you need to know.

Titles Deadline – Sept 30 (titles of your prints due)

Turn-in – Oct. 17 (prints framed and ready to hang)

Hang Prints – Nov. 2

Reception – Nov. 4

Place – Peoria Public Library

Click here for the full article with more details on this member opportunity.

Come to the next Peoria Camera Club Meeting with your own photo stories. The general rule is 5 pictures or 5 minutes, but we will be lenient with the timing. 5 minutes or 20 minutes, it’s your story! Show us your eclipse photos or your latest vacation pics. It’s up for grabs!

Macro Photography

Presented by:

Vicky Padesky, Ray Keithley and Rich Seeman

Macro photography is a very interesting and exciting form of photography, and with good reason. It can be done indoors and out with an unlimited source of subjects. Macro photography makes it possible to take great images of anything without traveling at all. In this presentation, we will provide some tips and ideas to help you take your macro photography to the next level.